Editing Roseanne Barr (section)

==Career==

===Stand-up comedian: 1980–1986===
While in [[Colorado]], Barr began doing stand-up gigs in clubs in [[Denver]] and other Colorado towns. She later tried out at [[The Comedy Store]] in [[Los Angeles]], and went on to appear on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in 1985.<ref name="PhiladelphiaDailyNews"/>

In 1986, she performed on a [[Rodney Dangerfield]] special and on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', and the following year had her own [[HBO]] special called ''The Roseanne Barr Show'', which earned her an [[American Comedy Awards|American Comedy Award]] for the funniest female performer in a television special.<ref name="SanFranciscoChronicle1988">{{cite journal|last=Dykstra|first=Carol|journal=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|title=Domestic Goddess Rules Her Own Show – Comedian Roseanne Barr turns housework into hilarity |date=October 16, 1988}}</ref>

Barr was offered the role of Peg Bundy in ''[[Married... with Children]]'', but turned it down.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kelley|first=Bill|work=Sun-Sentinel|title='Roseanne' A Quirky But Funny Sitcom|date=October 18, 1988|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-18/features/8803010607_1_roseanne-barr-paycheck-sitcom|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064831/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-18/features/8803010607_1_roseanne-barr-paycheck-sitcom|url-status=dead}}</ref> In her routine she popularized the phrase "domestic goddess" to refer to a homemaker or housewife. The success of her act led to her own series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], called ''[[Roseanne]]''.

===''Roseanne'' sitcom, film, books, and talk show: 1987–2004===
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In 1987, ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' executive producers [[Carsey-Werner Productions|Marcy Carsey]] and [[Tom Werner]] wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television. They hired ''Cosby'' writer [[Matt Williams (producer)|Matt Williams]] to write a script about factory workers and signed Barr to play [[Roseanne Conner]].<ref name="Reunion">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/10/24/roseanne-family-reunion/|title= A Roseanne family reunion|last=Stransky|first=Tanner|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|page=1|date=October 24, 2008|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602175441/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20235368,00.html|archive-date=June 2, 2011|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The show premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4&nbsp;million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season.<ref name="Reunion"/>

Barr became outraged when she watched the first episode of ''Roseanne'' and noticed that in the credits, Williams was listed as creator.<ref name="Reunion"/> She told Tanner Stransky of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', "We built the show around my actual life and my kids. The 'domestic goddess', the whole thing."<ref name="Reunion"/> In the same interview, Werner said, "I don't think Roseanne, to this day, understands that this is something legislated by the [[Writers Guild of America|Writers Guild]], and it's part of what every show has to deal with. They're the final arbiters."<ref name="Reunion"/>

During the first season, Barr sought more creative control over the show, opposing Williams' authority. Barr refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. She threatened to quit the show if Williams did not leave. ABC let Williams go after the thirteenth episode.<ref name="Reunion"/> Barr gave [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]] and [[Joss Whedon]] their first writing jobs on ''Roseanne''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-feb-25-la-et-st-bunheads-sherman-palladino-20130225-story.html|title=Amy Sherman-Palladino Hopes 'Bunheads' Gets a Callback|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=July 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731203502/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/25/entertainment/la-et-st-bunheads-sherman-palladino-20130225|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=nymag/>

''Roseanne'' ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997. Barr won an [[Emmy]], a [[Golden Globe]], a [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Award]], and three [[American Comedy Awards]] for her part in the show. Barr had crafted a "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona in the eight years preceding her sitcom and wanted to do a realistic show about a strong mother "who was not a victim of patriarchal consumerism."<ref name=nymag>Barr, R. (May 15, 2011) [https://nymag.com/print/?/arts/tv/upfronts/2011/roseanne-barr-2011-5/ "And I Should Know"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712053638/http://nymag.com/print/?/arts/tv/upfronts/2011/roseanne-barr-2011-5/ |date=July 12, 2017 }} ''New York Magazine''</ref>

For the final two seasons, Barr earned $40 million, making her the second-highest-paid woman in show business at the time, after [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref name="slate">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/1820/|last=Plotz|first=David|title=Domestic Goddess Dethroned|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]]|date=May 18, 1997|access-date=April 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404195447/http://www.slate.com/id/1820|archive-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|quote=She's earned $40 million in the last two years, making her the second-highest-paid woman in show business, after [[Oprah]]}}</ref>

On July 25, 1990, Barr performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" [[off-key]] before a baseball game between the [[San Diego Padres]] and [[Cincinnati Reds]] at [[Jack Murphy Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roseanne-barr-fergie-national-anthem_us_5a8b1014e4b05c2bcace097f |title=Roseanne Jokes Her National Anthem Was 'Better' Than Fergie's |first=Curtis M. |last=Wong |publisher=HuffPost |date=February 19, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070500/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roseanne-barr-fergie-national-anthem_us_5a8b1014e4b05c2bcace097f |url-status=live }}</ref> She later said she was singing as loudly as possible to hear herself over the public-address system, so her rendition of the song sounded "screechy". Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr later said that the Padres had suggested she "bring humor to the song", but many criticized the episode, including [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H. W. Bush]], who called her rendition "disgraceful".<ref name=Anthem>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/07/23/roseanne-on-the-day-she-shrieked-the-star-spangled-banner-grabbed-her-crotch-and-earned-a-rebuke-from-president-bush/ |title=Roseanne on the day she shrieked 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' grabbed her crotch and earned a rebuke from President Bush |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=July 23, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420065520/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/07/23/roseanne-on-the-day-she-shrieked-the-star-spangled-banner-grabbed-her-crotch-and-earned-a-rebuke-from-president-bush/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Laurence|first=Robert|url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030717-9999_1c17barr.html|title=Roseanne Tries Raising the Bar|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|publisher=[[Platinum Equity]]|date=July 17, 2003|access-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313182411/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030717-9999_1c17barr.html|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Roseanne Barr at the 1992 Emmy Awards-cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Barr attending the [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards|1992 Emmy Awards]]]]
[[Barbara Ehrenreich]] called Barr a working-class spokesperson representing "the hopeless underclass of the female sex: polyester-clad, overweight occupants of the slow track; fast-food waitresses, factory workers, housewives, members of the invisible pink-collar army; the despised, the jilted, the underpaid",<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ehrenreich|first=Barbara|date=April 2, 1990|title=The Undainty Feminism of Roseanne Barr|magazine=[[The New Republic]]|pages=28–31}}</ref> but a master of "the kind of class-militant populism that the Democrats, most of them anyway, never seem to get right."<ref>{{cite web |last=Taranto |first=James |date=August 1, 1990 |url=http://home.roadrunner.com/~taranto/roseanne.htm |title=Roseanne Barr: From Deification to Disgust |work=[[New York Tribune]] |access-date=September 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915015014/http://home.roadrunner.com/~taranto/roseanne.htm |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barr reportedly refused to use the term "blue collar" because she felt it masks the issue of class.<ref>Campbell, R. (Sept.-Oct. 1994) [https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/atc/2991.html "The Rise & Fall of Broadcast Reform"] ''Against the Current'' vol. 52 (solidarity-us.org)</ref>

During ''Roseanne''{{'}}s final season, Barr was in negotiations between [[Carsey-Werner Productions]] and ABC executives to continue playing [[Roseanne Conner]] in a spin-off.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E0DE123DF937A35757C0A961958260 |title=Roseanne to Continue on TV But Is Expected to Leave ABC |last=Carter |first=Bill |work=[[The New York Times]]  |date=April 4, 1997 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130101946/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E0DE123DF937A35757C0A961958260 |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> After failed discussions with ABC as well as [[CBS]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], Carsey-Werner and Barr agreed not to continue the negotiations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E1D8143CF93AA35757C0A961958260 |title=A Rest for Roseanne |last=Carter |first=Bill |work=[[The New York Times]]  |date=April 9, 1997 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718141228/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E1D8143CF93AA35757C0A961958260 |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

She released her autobiography in 1989, titled ''Roseanne—My Life As a Woman''.<ref name="Biography.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/roseanne-barr-9463817|title=Roseanne Biography (1952–)|publisher=[[Biography.com]]|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-date=January 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118014318/https://www.biography.com/people/roseanne-barr-9463817|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, she made her film debut in ''[[She-Devil (1989 film)|She-Devil]]'', playing a scorned housewife, Ruth. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave her a positive review saying, "Barr could have made an easy, predictable and dumb comedy at any point in the last couple of years. Instead, she took her chances with an ambitious project—a real movie. It pays off, in that Barr demonstrates that there is a core of reality inside her TV persona, a core of identifiable human feelings like jealousy and pride, and they provide a sound foundation for her comic acting."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19891208/REVIEWS/912080301 |title=She-Devil |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]  |date=December 8, 1989 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722193536/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19891208%2FREVIEWS%2F912080301 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1991, she voiced the baby Julie in ''[[Look Who's Talking Too]]''. She was nominated for a [[Golden Raspberry Award]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=30 |title=1990 Archive |last=Wilson |first=John |publisher=Razzies.com |date=August 23, 2000 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715160022/http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=30 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

She appeared three times on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 1991 to 1994, co-hosting with then-husband [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] in 1992.

In 1994, she released a second book, ''My Lives''.<ref name="Biography.com"/> That same year, Barr became the first female comedian to host the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s on her own. She remained the only one to have done so until comedian [[Chelsea Handler]] hosted in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-08-19/entertainment/27073169_1_chelsea-handler-hip-hop-and-rap-ne-yo|title=Chelsea Handler to host 2010 MTV Video Music Awards|last=Kinon|first=Cristina|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=August 19, 2010|access-date=February 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515224552/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-08-19/entertainment/27073169_1_chelsea-handler-hip-hop-and-rap-ne-yo|archive-date=May 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1997, she made guest appearances on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' and ''[[The Nanny]]''.

In 1998, she portrayed the [[Wicked Witch of the West]] in a production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)#Stage adaptations|The Wizard of Oz]]'' at [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C00E4D71438F935A25756C0A961958260|title=Pushing the Speed Limit On the Yellow-Brick Road|last=Marks|first=Peter|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 16, 1997|access-date=February 18, 2011|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728001905/https://www.nytimes.com/section/theater?res=9C00E4D71438F935A25756C0A961958260|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Barr hosted her own talk show, ''[[The Roseanne Show]]'', which ran for two years before it was canceled in 2000.

In the summer of 2003, she took on the dual role of hosting a cooking show called ''Domestic Goddess'' and starring in a reality show called ''[[The Real Roseanne Show]]'' about hosting a cooking show. Although 13 episodes were in production, a [[hysterectomy]] brought a premature end to both projects.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/roseannes-hysterectomy-delays-series/|title=Roseanne's Hysterectomy Delays Series|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=August 14, 2003|access-date=February 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006004059/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626698,00.html|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2004, she voiced Maggie, one of the main characters in the animated film ''[[Home on the Range (2004 film)|Home on the Range]]''.

===Return to stand-up, television guest appearances, and radio: 2005–2010===
[[File:Roseanne Hard Rock Cafe modified.jpg|thumb|Barr in 2010]]
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In 2005, she returned to stand-up comedy with a world tour.<ref name="News-Gazett">{{cite journal|last=Merli |first=Melissa|title=Roseanne Barr: 'I'm just making fun of the whole thing' – Outspoken comic brings her standup comedy tour to Virginia on Sunday |journal=The News-Gazette|location=[[Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area|Champaign-Urbana, Illinois]]|date=October 20, 2005}}</ref>

In February 2006, Barr performed her first-ever live dates in Europe as part of the [[Leicester Comedy Festival]] in [[Leicester]], England. The shows took place at [[De Montfort Hall]].<ref name="Daily Telegraph2">{{cite journal|last= Cavendish|first=Dominic |title=Comeback kid Roseanne is no barrel of laughs|journal=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London, England|date=February 13, 2006|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/3650127/Comeback-kid-Roseanne-is-no-barrel-of-laughs.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/3650127/Comeback-kid-Roseanne-is-no-barrel-of-laughs.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She released her first children's DVD, ''Rockin' with Roseanne: Calling All Kids'', that month.

Barr's return to the stage culminated in an [[HBO]] Comedy Special ''Roseanne Barr: Blonde N Bitchin''', which aired November 2006, on HBO. Two nights earlier, Barr had returned to primetime network TV with a guest spot on [[NBC]]'s ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', playing a crazy [[trailer park]] manager.

In April 2007, Barr hosted season three of ''[[The Search for the Funniest Mom in America]]'' on [[Nick at Nite]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rocchio |first=Christopher|title=Roseanne Barr to host Nick at Nite's 'Funniest Mom in America' |publisher=RealityTVWorld.com|date=January 11, 2007|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/roseanne-barr-host-nick-at-night-funniest-mom-in-america-4539.php|access-date=February 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927122642/http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/roseanne-barr-host-nick-at-night-funniest-mom-in-america-4539.php|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2008, she headlined an act at the [[Sahara Hotel and Casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]].<ref name="Daily Telegraph">{{cite journal|last=Weatherford|first=Mike |title=Roseanne replacing Johnathan at Sahara|journal=[[The Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date=February 7, 2008}}</ref>

From 2009 to 2010, she hosted a politically themed radio show on [[KPFK]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-28-et-roseanne28-story.html|title=Roseanne's raising her voice again, this time on radio|last=Carney|first=Steve|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 28, 2009|access-date=February 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707092116/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/28/entertainment/et-roseanne28|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2008, she and partner Johnny Argent have hosted a weekly radio show on Sundays, on [[KCAA]] in the Los Angeles area, called "The Roseanne and Johnny Show".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kcaaradio.celestrion.net/kcaa-podcasts/roseanne/ |title=KCAA: The Roseanne and Johnny Show |publisher=[[KCAA]] |access-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045826/http://kcaaradio.celestrion.net/kcaa-podcasts/roseanne/ |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 15, 2009, Barr made an appearance on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s 2nd Annual [[A-List]] Awards in the opening scenes. She played [[Kathy Griffin]]'s [[fairy godmother]], granting her wish to be on the A-List for one night only.

In February 2010, Barr headlined the inaugural Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival in a project of the [[Traverse City Film Festival]], founded by filmmaker [[Michael Moore]].<ref name="Traverse City">{{cite web|url=http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/January-2009/Roseanne-Barr-John-Waters-to-Headline-Traverse-City-Comedy-Arts-Festival/|title=Roseanne Barr, John Waters to Headline Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival|last=Milligan|first=Beth|work=[[Traverse (magazine)|Traverse]]|date=January 19, 2010|access-date=February 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714143326/http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/January-2009/Roseanne-Barr-John-Waters-to-Headline-Traverse-City-Comedy-Arts-Festival/|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore developed the comedy fest with comedian [[Jeff Garlin]].<ref name="Traverse City"/>

In 2010, Barr appeared in [[Jordan Brady]]'s documentary about stand-up comedy, ''[[I Am Comic]]''.

===Reality television, ''Roseanne'' revival and new comedy special: 2011–present===
[[File:Roseanne Barr Utah Pride Festival 2011.jpg|thumb|Barr at the 2011 Utah Pride Festival]]
In January 2011, Barr released her third book, ''Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/book-excerpt-roseanne-barrs-roseannearchy-dispatches-nut-farm/story?id=12538622 |title=Roseanne Tells All About Her Celebrity Grudges in New Book |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC.com]] |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119132934/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/book-excerpt-roseanne-barrs-roseannearchy-dispatches-nut-farm/story?id=12538622 |archive-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, she appeared in a [[Super Bowl XLV]] commercial for [[Snickers]] along with comedian [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]]. It was the most popular ad, based on the number of [[TiVo]] users rewinding and watching it over.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseannes-snickers-super-bowl-commercial-97159|title=Roseanne's Snickers Super Bowl Commercial Was Most Popular Ad Among TiVo Users|last=Bond|first=Paul|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 7, 2011|access-date=February 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921093139/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseannes-snickers-super-bowl-commercial-97159|archive-date=September 21, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 13, 2011, ''[[Roseanne's Nuts]]'', a [[reality television|reality show]] featuring Barr, boyfriend Johnny Argent, and son Jake as they run a [[macadamia nut]] and livestock farm in [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]], Hawaii was premiered on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], but was canceled in September of that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseanne-return-tv-new-lifetime-99484|title=Roseanne to Return to TV in New Lifetime Reality Show|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 14, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805042607/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseanne-return-tv-new-lifetime-99484|archive-date=August 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/20/roseanne-barr-to-return-to-television-on-lifetime-with-docu-series-rosannes-nuts/96081/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622233227/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/20/roseanne-barr-to-return-to-television-on-lifetime-with-docu-series-rosannes-nuts/96081/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2011|title=Roseanne Barr to make long-awaited return to television on Lifetime with July 13 premiere of all-new docu-series Roseanne's Nuts|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=June 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-cancels-roseannes-nuts-238847|title=Lifetime Cancels 'Roseanne's Nuts'|last= Goldberg |first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924024415/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lifetime-cancels-roseannes-nuts-238847|archive-date=September 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2011, it was reported that Barr was working on a new sitcom with [[20th Century Fox Television]] titled ''Downwardly Mobile''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseanne-barr-preps-comeback-sitcom-221143|title=Roseanne Barr Preps Comeback Sitcom 'Downwardly Mobile' for 20th Television (Exclusive)|last=Rose|first=Lacey|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055831/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseanne-barr-preps-comeback-sitcom-221143|archive-date=January 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Eric Gilliland]] was attached as co-creator, writer and executive producer; Gilliland was also a writer on ''Roseanne''. In October 2011, [[NBC]] picked up the show but later dropped it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/new-roseanne-barr-sitcom-lands-at-nbc-with-penalty-180949/|title=New Roseanne Barr Family Sitcom Lands At NBC With Penalty|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[PMC (company)|PMC]]|date=October 9, 2011|access-date=October 10, 2011|archive-date=October 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010170140/http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/new-roseanne-barr-sitcom-lands-at-nbc-with-penalty/|url-status=live}}</ref> A pilot was filmed but initially ended up being shelved by the network.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hunter Walker |url=http://politicker.com/2012/06/roseanne-in-the-rose-garden/2/ |title=Roseanne In The Rose Garden? |publisher=Politicker.com |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2012 |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710084053/http://politicker.com/2012/06/roseanne-in-the-rose-garden/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Barr called her [[progressive politics]] the sole reason behind the pilot's rejection. She said she was notified that the show would not be picked up due to its being labeled "too polarizing" by network executives.

Barr was [[Comedy Central Roast|roasted]] by [[Comedy Central]] in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |author=Katla McGlynn |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/25/roseanne-roast-comedy-central_n_1625114.html |title=Roseanne Barr Will Roast On Comedy Central This Summer |publisher=HuffPost |date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2012 |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628022657/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/25/roseanne-roast-comedy-central_n_1625114.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Erin Carlson |url=http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/25/12403218-roseanne-barr-is-getting-roasted-on-comedy-central?lite |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630215136/http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/25/12403218-roseanne-barr-is-getting-roasted-on-comedy-central?lite |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |title=Roseanne Barr is getting roasted on Comedy Central |publisher=MSNBC.com |date= June 25, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> After stating that he would not, Barr's former spouse Tom Arnold appeared on the roast.<ref>{{cite web |author=TMZ |url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/06/26/tom-arnold-comedy-central-roseanne-roast/ |title=TOM ARNOLD I Want NOTHING To Do With Roseanne Roast |publisher=TMZ.com |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2012 |archive-date=November 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125191135/http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/26/tom-arnold-comedy-central-roseanne-roast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the summer of 2014 Barr joined [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]] and [[Russell Peters]] as a judge on ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'' on [[NBC]].

On November 28, 2014, Barr's series, ''Momsters: When Moms Go Bad'' debuted on the [[Investigation Discovery]] cable network, a network that she says she's a "little obsessed with". Barr hosts the show as herself.

On March 27, 2018, the revived, [[Roseanne (season 10)|10th season of ''Roseanne'']] with the original cast premiered on ABC to high ratings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/roseannes-ratings-just-got-even-bigger.html |title='Roseanne' Just Broke a Ratings Record |date=April 2, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=June 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606170546/http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/roseannes-ratings-just-got-even-bigger.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 30, 2018, ABC renewed the series for an 11th season, with thirteen episodes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/roseanne-revival-renewed-second-season-abc-season-11-1202356132/|title='Roseanne' Revival Renewed For Season 2 By ABC, Comedy Series' 11th Overall|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2018-03-30|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-05-29|language=en-US|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215094012/https://deadline.com/2018/03/roseanne-revival-renewed-second-season-abc-season-11-1202356132/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 29, 2018, the series was canceled by ABC in the aftermath of a tweet widely considered to be racist.<ref name="nyt-canceled05182"/> Barr and Tom Werner later came to an agreement on relinquishing her producer's stake in a spin-off titled ''[[The Conners]]'', which ABC ordered for the fall season soon after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/roseanne-spinoff-the-conners-abc-no-roseanne-barr-involvement-1202415440/|title='Roseanne' Spinoff 'The Conners' Picked Up By ABC With No Roseanne Barr Involvement|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2018|archive-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622014600/https://deadline.com/2018/06/roseanne-spinoff-the-conners-abc-no-roseanne-barr-involvement-1202415440/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2022, it was announced that Barr would appear in a new comedy special, titled ''Cancel This!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/roseanne-barr-fox-comedy-special-name-date-nfl-1235311476/|title=Fox Gives Roseanne Barr's Comedy Comeback Special 'Cancel This!' an NFL Boost (Exclusive)|first=Alex|last=Weprin|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=February 12, 2023|archive-date=February 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212231936/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/roseanne-barr-fox-comedy-special-name-date-nfl-1235311476/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on the streaming service [[Fox Nation]] on February 13, 2023.<ref name="movieweb.com"/><ref name="Cancel This on Deadline">{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2023-01-29 |title=Roseanne Barr Makes Her Stand-Up Comeback In Fox Nation's 'Cancel This!' Comedy Special – Watch Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/roseanne-barr-stand-up-comeback-ifox-nation-cancel-this-comedy-special-teaser-1235243929/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

On November 30, 2023, it was announced that Barr would star in an adult animated comedy series for [[The Daily Wire]], titled ''[[Mr. Birchum]]'' which was released in 2024.